Singapore Airlines sent out an email today to KrisFlyer members alerting them to changes on elite miles earnings on Virgin Atlantic that will take place on July 1, 2016.

KrisFlyer members are not able to earn elite qualifying miles on Virgin Atlantic Americas flights starting July 1, 2016. This won’t affect earning of award miles for those flights. You can still continue earning elite miles on all other Virgin Atlantic flights.[click to continue…]

A quarrel on board a Virgin Atlantic Flight from London to Shanghai made waves online after a woman came forward how she was verbally abused (incl racial slurs) and the crew refused to take any action.

The crew promised to move the passenger away from her but due to lack of seats that didn’t happen and no other action was taken against the abusive caucasian man. [click to continue…]

Here are six reader questions from the past week (so many good questions coming in!) that I have decided to reply to publicly. You can always email me, leave a note or private message on Facebook, or Tweet me with your questions.

Note that I can shorten the emails and edit them for clarity. I always remove the personal information of both the reader and front line employees. If there are managers involved, I may leave their names intact, however.[click to continue…]

Here are seven reader questions from the past week (so many good questions coming in!) that I have decided to reply to publicly. You can always email me, leave a note or private message on Facebook, or Tweet me with your questions.

Note that I can shorten the emails and edit them for clarity. I always remove the personal information of both the reader and front line employees. If there are managers involved, I may leave their names intact, however.[click to continue…]

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has another award sale for Economy & Premium Economy class travel between United States and UK that needs to be booked by September 23, 2015.

You pay 28,000 to 34,000 Flying Club miles for economy return or 44,000 to 56,000 in Premium Economy (open jaws between the routes below are eligible too) + $500 to $810 in taxes and mostly fees. The sale is valid for travel as far out as award seats have been loaded/are available.[click to continue…]

Rocketmiles has a first booking offer of 3,000 bonus miles going with Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club until July 31, 2015.

You will get this first booking bonus only once and the actual stay can be past July 31, 2015. Note that you earn regular miles for your first booking in addition to these bonus miles.[click to continue…]

Here are seven reader questions from the past week (so many good questions coming in!) that I have decided to reply to publicly. You can always email me, leave a note or private message on Facebook, or Tweet me with your questions.

Note that I can shorten the emails and edit them for clarity. I always remove the personal information of both the reader and front line employees. If there are managers involved, I may leave their names intact, however.[click to continue…]

Marriott Rewards has various Travel Packages redemption options where for instance you get a 7 night hotel award + a variable number of airline miles in your chosen airline for a set number of points.

In my opinion, this is the best way to use Marriott Rewards points. You get a 7 night hotel award and then can “purchase” airlines miles at ONE Marriott Rewards point per ONE mile with Package 1 airlines.[click to continue…]